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New Habits for the New Year

December 19, 2016

Here at The Habit Project, we realize that it takes time to create new habits. According to research, it takes about 66 days for a new habit to become ingrained… and depending on the person, it could take an awful lot longer. It’s no easy task to break a bad habit or introduce a new one and that’s why a support crew is tremendously valuable. Whether, friends are joining you on the journey to creating a new habit or standing by with encouragement, a support crew can be essential to success.

This January, each member of the team at The Habit Project is kicking off a personal journey towards changing a habit. We would love you to join us as a member of our support crew. Let us know if there’s a habit you’re working on in January and we can support one another. Let’s do this!

Jordan is saying no to vino!

This January, I will be saying “NO” to vino! That means 31 straight days without a single sip of wine… and since I don’t drink any other kind of alcohol, it means that it will be a dry month.

Let me be clear, I do not have a drinking problem, but I do believe that giving up alcohol will help improve the quality of my sleep, enhance my diet and have a positive impact on my triathlon training performance.

I’m not an alcoholic but this challenge will require a lot of self-control as I enjoy a great glass of wine (or two) in social dinner settings as well as the occasional glass at home in the name of stress relief!

Follow along this month as I weather the ups and downs of saying NO to vino… even better, let me know if you want to join me on this challenge and be a member of my support crew and together we can #saynotovino.

Sarah is going graze-free!

On a daily basis, I adhere to a fairly strict eating plan that my nutritionist (Dr. Phil Goglia of Performance Fitness Concepts) and I set up, I confess that I am a total grazer. I might eat a few carrots with hummus while chopping up my salad for dinner, or eat some nuts when I need a quick fix or while I am preparing my lunch. What I eat is always healthy and clean, but healthy or not, the reality is that I graze.

It is a source of contention between Dr. Phil and I as he believes strongly I should increase my calorie intake at designated meals and forgo the grazing, since the latter can actually lead to greater calorie consumption. I don’t disagree with him, but it is a HABIT I have struggled to change.

For the month of January my goal is to start a new habit of no grazing. It is important for me to evolve nutritionally as an athlete, and to be able to truly distinguish between eating because I am hungry, or because I am tired/stressed/bored/nervous. Wish me luck or better still join my support crew and we will go #grazefree.

Laurence is giving up candy

There’s no way around it but I have got a sweet tooth. Put a bowl of Ghirardelli chocolate in front of me and I’ll be hard pressed not to take a square… or maybe two squares!

While I do not buy candy and sweets for myself, living with 4 friends and having a job involving children I find myself constantly around candy and I’m prone to nibbling here and there. It’s just so yummy!

For the month of January I will say no to sweets. Instead, if I have a sweets craving I will drink water and eat fruit. Join me this month as I know I’ll need the help as I go #candyless.

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